CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

THE SERMON AT BENARES

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

What does Kisa search for from house to house in the first place?

A	mustard seed
B	a medicine to bring her son back to life
C	pumpkin seeds
D	None of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: (a) Kisa Gotami travelled from house to house to collect mustard seeds.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Kisa Gotami’s son died, she went from house to house, asking for medicine that would cure her child. No, she didn’t get it because her child was dead and no medicine could have brought him back to life. Was this answer helpful?

Detailed explanation-3: -She immediately went to the Buddha’s residence and pleaded for him to bring her son back to life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Does she get it? Why not? Ans:-When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house asking for medicine to bring her son back to life. She did not get it because there is no medicine which can bring a dead man back to life.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: i) Kisa Gotami was looking for that medicine that can make her child alive. she didn’t get it because there is no medicine to make anyone alive. ii) she went to Buddha to ask help for her child.

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